Laura Vandervoort

Infobox actor
name = Laura Vandervoort


caption = Vandervoort at Wizard World Texas 2007
birthname = Laura Dianne Vandervoort
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|09|22
birthplace = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
occupation = Actress
website = http://www.lauravandervoort.net

Laura Dianne Vandervoort [ [http://www.lauravandervoort.net/bio.html Laura Vandervoort ] ] (born September 22 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) [ [http://www.lauravandervoort.net/bio.html Laura Vandervoort ] ] is a Canadian actress.

Biography

Laura Dianne Vandervoort was born September 22, 1984 in Toronto, Canada.

A tomboy for years to come she was involved in several sports (Soccer, Karate, Basketball, Tennis, Gymnastics, Baseball…etc.) Entering karate at age 7 she earned a second degree Black Belt by the age of 16.

Laura began acting at the age of 13. She had always enjoyed entertaining, putting on shows for family and friends, however what triggered her interest in the arts was a film called "My Girl". She received the movie from her aunt at a very young age and after watching realized that acting was what was inside her, and this became her focus.

After taking several classes and doing background work on Canadian shows such as "Road to Avonlea" and "Harriet the Spy" she got her first speaking role in Canadian children’s series "Goosebumps" (3 Episodes) and "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

After commercials and guest stars ("Mutant X", "Prom Queen", "Twice in a Lifetime", "Doc", "", "Troubled Waters", "The Dresden Files") and a few Disney movies of the week ("Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" & "Alley Cats Strike") Laura at age 19 landed the lead role of “Sadie Harrison” on the CTV TV series "Instant Star". "Instant Star" ran for 4 seasons.

In 2006 Laura shot her first feature titled "The Lookout" with Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mathew Goode and Isla Fisher. It was the directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank. Several other TV appearances such as "" led Laura into the hands of the CW network, where she landed the coveted role of Clark Kent's Kryptonian cousin "Kara Zor-El" (aka Supergirl) on the hit CW series "Smallville". She was a regular in season seven but was written off in the season finale, with no word on if she would make any guest appearances in season eight onward. [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/Smallville-Exclusive-News/800039842]

Following the CW and "Smallville", Laura then shot the sequel to the feature film "Into The Blue" titled "". This film starred Laura alongside Chris Carmack ("The O.C") and Marsha Thomason ("Las Vegas", "Lost"). Following "The Reef", Laura went directly into filming an independent production titled "The Jazzman", which also starred Canadians stars Michael Ironside and Corey Sevier.

Filmography

References

External links

* [http://www.lauravandervoort.net Official Website]
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